A DISPLAY of work by partially sighted people will be part of the annual exhibition of the Lawrence Society of Art in Devizes. The exhibition, in its 58th year, is at the Corn Exchange from November 9 to 12. It usually has more than 300 exhibits in
A 34-year-old man from the Marlborough area has suffered severe burns after his car left the road and, after mounting the verge, crashed into a thicket when the Daewoo Lanos burst into flames. The accident happened at about half past midnight this morning
The memory of George Baker will live on at the youth club he started in West Lavington 20 years ago. The committee of the youth club decided to name the centre in honour of their founder and in recognition of his tireless efforts. Actor Mr Baker, who
DEVIZES is becoming closely associated with the ill-fated ocean liner SS Titanic, which sank in the North Atlantic 100 years ago next April. Local auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son held their latest sale of Titanic memorabilia on Saturday and now writer
A chest of drawers by 18th century Marlborough furniture maker Henry Hill has sold at a London auction for £180,000. The serpentine fronted three-drawer chest – or commode to give it its period name – was sold to an undisclosed buyer for £181,250 at
Officers at Calne Town Council say they have put the Vicar of Dibley image of local councils to bed after a successful community showcase. The council held a communities day at Beversbrook Sports Centre on Friday, when around 40 community groups and
Adie Mings felt for keeper Will Puddy after his mistake in Saturday’s 1-1 FA Trophy second qualifying draw with Mangotsfield United. The Chippenham goalie’s mis-kick led to the Mangoes’ opener at Hardenhuish Park before Jack Pitcher equalised
TODDLERS spent an afternoon in Savernake Forest on a bear hunt organised by the Corner House Children’s Centre as a half-term Whacky Wednesday activity. About 25 under-fives went along the woods at the Postern Hill picnic site to hunt for Gilbert
WILTSHIRE solicitors are backing the county’s wildlife trust this month by offering a discount off writing a will. The trust is asking people taking up the offer to consider leaving a legacy which will help save the county’s flowers and creatures. Kingfishers
Parents and staff at All Cannings primary school near Devizes are taking Jamie Oliver’s advice and making sure people of all generations understand the importance of locally sourced, fresh food. As the TV show Jamie’s Great Britain takes to the air,
Villagers turned out in force with an army of wheelbarrows to clear up piles of cuttings and dead flowers that had accumulated over the past half century in the churchyard at St Nicholas Church at East Grafton. A mini digger, provided by
